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==The Legacy of Columbus==

==The Legacy of Columbus==

[[Columbus Day]], is a national holiday in the [[United States]], was proclaimed so in 1937 by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. The observance of Columbus Day remains controversial, due to shifting views about European colonialism, as well as the decline of indigenous populations after the arrival of Europeans in the new world. There may be disagreement about what exactly took place in the interaction of Columbus and his crew with the local populations he encountered, but it is widely accepted that the Columbus did return to Spain with a number of slaves, and that slave labor was used in his quest for gold. Native populations were also susceptible to new diseases, while diseases from the New World also arrived in Europe.  

[[Columbus Day]], is a national holiday in the [[United States]], was proclaimed so in 1937 by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. The observance of Columbus Day remains controversial, due to shifting views about European colonialism, as well as the decline of indigenous populations after the arrival of Europeans in the new world. There may be disagreement about what exactly took place in the interaction of Columbus and his crew with the local populations he encountered, but it is widely accepted that the Columbus did return to Spain with a number of slaves, and that slave labor was used in his quest for gold. Native populations were also susceptible to new diseases, while diseases from the New World also arrived in Europe. <ref>http://www.history.com/content/columbusday/holiday-history History of Columbus Day</ref>

 

==Columbus and Liberalism==

==Columbus and Liberalism==

However, in recent decades controversy has emerged regarding Columbus and his legacy. As a result of revisionist, liberal thinking which tends to overidealize the lifestyle of Native Americans before their contact with Europeans. Second and third-hand accounts of actions taken dozens, if not hundreds of years before, judged by more contemporary standards and accepted practices in another geographic area alltogether, is risky. The controversy can be summoned up as liberal hypocrisy. In an effort to diminish America as righteous, liberals attack Columbus while ignoring their fellow Democrats were slave owners and slave traders. In the not too distant past, these same Democrats were for the segregation of populations by race.<ref>http://www.history.com/content/columbusday/holiday-history History of Columbus Day</ref>

However, in recent decades controversy has emerged regarding Columbus and his legacy. As a result of revisionist, liberal thinking which tends to overidealize the lifestyle of Native Americans before their contact with Europeans. Second and third-hand accounts of actions taken dozens, if not hundreds of years before, judged by more contemporary standards and accepted practices in another geographic area alltogether, is risky. The controversy can be summoned up as liberal hypocrisy. In an effort to diminish America as righteous, liberals attack Columbus while ignoring their fellow Democrats were slave owners and slave traders. In the not too distant past, these same Democrats were for the segregation of populations by race.

 

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Ibn Battuta]]

*[[Ibn Battuta]]